Till today I had never heard of this band, and it was purely by chance (accidentally clicking on a related video) that I did stumble on them. The guitarist is definitely an apt folk player, and the overall sound immediately made me think of Pentangle except, of course, with a male vocalist. The reason I chose the live entry of this over the album version was that it captures the strongest part of Junip's music, the vocals, and puts them even more into the forefront of the music. It makes a very powerful ethereal voice very real. It always amazes me to watch someone sing beautifully, and to do it live, with what looks like little effort. The tone is minimalist in its instrumentation and orchestration (reminiscent of The XX and Crystallized, which the Gorillaz did a fantastic live cover of) but I view this as a strength as all the focus can be put on the beautiful guitar and voice.Performance: Here
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